The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-19
KNIGHTS ASSEMBLY
NEARING Nh THE ADJOURNMENT.
Tho Victims stiii Fighting, with tho Odds
In Powderl,s Favor-Doycottins
Non.Union Newspapers = Tho
gEI.l Iowa Eyictions Discussed. .,,

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1s.-When the roll
was called at the opening OF to.day's ses.
sion OF the Knights Of Labor assembly
fully score Of the delegates who were In
their heats on Saturday failed to respond.
Among them were Shaw and Heep, Of St.
Louis, and James E. Quinn, Of the famous
District Assembly 40 Of New York, whose
special act in the assembly has been the
submission of tho resolution In behalf Of
tho condemned Ansrchists. The Mileage
committee reported that the bulk Of the
absentees had made tracks for home and
as with q few exceptions they belonged to
the anti.Powderly wing, the supporters OF
the administration smiled and chuckled,
Alter the routine business had been
gotten out OF the way and Chairman Pow.
derly had made plea for moderation and
an avoidance Of excitement and passion.
theconsideration Of the report Of tho Com.
mittes on LawB, recommending that two
membcra OF tho General Executive Board
be dropped, and that the General Master
Workman be endowed with the appoint.
Ing power OF his cabinet was resumed.
Delegate Carlton was tho first to securs
the floor and made GIL elaborate defense OF
the administration Of the. Board during
the past year. He was frequently inter.
ruptsd with questions and it was evident
almost from the start that the days pro.
ceedings would be fully as stormy as those
Of Saturday. The aupporters of the admin.
lstratlon, however, are willing to give full
rope TO tho opposite factions as thew
known very we'll that when the yote ia
finally pushed they will have q majority
large enough for oil purposes. Nevorthe.
lees they ore busily engaged in dscrying
the murmurs OF q possible secession,
Barry, they say, has less than 1000 men
In his district, while. they contend that
Bailey, who represents some IL, 900 miners.
could not induce more than ons.fourth Of
the number to withdraw. Thoy eay.
further, that not more than fifteen dele.
gates could be induced to follow Bailev
and Barry should they withdraw from The
convention, but the leader Of the "antis,"
while not saying much about walk out,
insist that they hayo thirty pledges OF
support from delegates who are disgusted
with tho present course OF affs;rs. = :,
A. NJ. Hamblin has arrived here from
O'Brien county, Iowa, where the recent
evictions have occurred, with the expecta.
ticn OF laying tho matter before the as.
ssmbly Of the knights. He is President
OF the Settlers' Association. He asys:
ut is terrible state OF affairs, Tho half
has not been told. Families are living on
the roads and in the tents made Of eheets
and quilts. 1t is worse than it 10 in Ire.
land. The evictions have been from so =
900 acres ofland, and there are ll6families
evicted now, and understand there are
ssventy.tou more. Alter taking peoples
houses, barns, ETC., thuy take the growing
crops. When settlero have taken off the
crop, they have bean sued. The ev;ctors
have asked exemplary damaged awarded
BY the court for hacirg the audacity to
take their crops: havs seen them take
woman, In a very delicate condition,
and put her out on the unprotected prairie.
The unfortunate people hired an attorney,
who sold them out. No records are made
Of their English syndicate salss. 5,I'